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Microcomputer-Based User Interface for Library Online Catalogue.
Cheng, Chin-Chuan – 1985
A microcomputer-based user interface was developed and programmed for the library computer systems at the University of Illinois. Designed to provide user-friendly access to the two components of the online catalog on the library's IBM 3081 mainframe computer, the interface program resides on the IBM PC and queries the user in natural written…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer System Design, Gateway Systems, Higher Education
A Public-Use, Full-Screen Interface for SPIRES Databases.
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Kriz, Harry M. – 1992
This paper describes the techniques for implementing a full-screen, custom SPIRES interface for a public-use library database. The database-independent protocol that controls the system is described in detail. Source code for an entire working application using this interface is included. The protocol, with less than 170 lines of procedural code,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer System Design, Database Management Systems